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<h1>Type Filters Preferences</h1>
<p>Indicate your preferences for the Type Filters settings on the <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.jdt.ui.preferences.TypeFilterPreferencePage)")'> <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="Opens the Type Filters	preference page"><b> Java &gt; Appearance &gt; Type Filters </b></a> preference page.</p>
<p>Specify types and packages to hide in the 'Open Type' dialog and content assist or quick fix proposals on this preference page.
If a qualified type name or a package match one of the checked entries in the list, they will be hidden.
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<p>The default is to hide nothing but forbidden references.</p>

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" summary="Enabled type filters">
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			<p>Option</p>
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			<p>Description</p>
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			<td valign="top">Add</td>
			<td valign="top">Adds a new entry to the list. Entries will be compared against qualified type name (using dots as package name separators) and can use wild cards ('*' and '?')</td>
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			<td valign="top">Add Packages</td>
			<td valign="top">Adds a new entry to the list from the list of existing packages currently in the workspace. </td>
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			<td valign="top">Edit</td>
			<td valign="top">Edits the currently selected entry</td>
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			<td valign="top">Remove</td>
			<td valign="top">Removes the currently selected entries</td>
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			<td valign="top">Check All</td>
			<td valign="top">Sets the checkmark on all entries</td>
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			<td valign="top">Uncheck All</td>
			<td valign="top">Removes the checkmark on all entries</td>
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<h2>Access Restrictions</h2>

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			<p>Option</p>
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			<p>Default</p>
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			<td valign="top">Hide forbidden references</td>
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			If enabled, references to Java elements forbidden by access rules are not displayed.
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			On
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			<td valign="top">Hide discouraged references</td>
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			If enabled, references to Java elements discouraged by access rules are not displayed.
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			Off
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<h3 class="related">Related concepts</h3>
<a href="../../../../concepts/concept-quickfix-assist.htm">Quick fix</a><br>
<a href="../../../../concepts/concept-access-rules.htm">Access Rules</a>
<h3 class="related">Related references</h3>
<a href="../../../../reference/ref-dialog-open-type.htm">Open type</a><br>
<a href="../../../../reference/ref-java-editor-code-assist.htm">Content/Code assist</a>
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